Big Bad Wolf

/ˌbɪɡ ˌbæd ˈwʊlf/

noun

An evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.

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bogeyman
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Meanings

nounBig Bad Wolf (plural Big Bad Wolves)

plural Big Bad Wolves

  1. usuallyAn evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.
  2. figurativelySomeone blamed for causing problems; a scapegoat.

    Synonyms: bogeyman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone blamed for causing problems; a scapegoat.

Similar
bogeyman

Translations

Arabic ذِئْب كَبِير سَيِّئ
  • ذِئْب كَبِير سَيِّئ (ḏiʔb kabīr sayyiʔ)fictional evil wolf
Chinese Mandarin 大灰狼
  • 大灰狼 (dàhuīláng)fictional evil wolf
Dutch Grote Boze Wolf
  • Grote Boze Wolffictional evil wolf
Esperanto granda malbona lupo
  • granda malbona lupofictional evil wolf
Finnish Iso Paha Susi
  • Iso Paha Susifictional evil wolf
French grand méchant loup
  • grand méchant loupfictional evil wolf
German der Böse Wolf
  • der Böse Wolffictional evil wolf
Greek Κακός Λύκος
  • Κακός Λύκος (Kakós Lýkos)fictional evil wolf
Hebrew זאב גדול ורע
  • זאב גדול ורע (z'év gadól vará)fictional evil wolf
Italian lupo cattivo
  • lupo cattivofictional evil wolf
Japanese 大きな悪いオオカミ
  • 大きな悪いオオカミ (Ōkina warui ōkami)fictional evil wolf
Korean 큰 나쁜 늑대
  • 큰 나쁜 늑대 (keun nappeun neukdae)fictional evil wolf
Persian گرگ بد گنده
  • گرگ بد گنده (gorg-e bad-e gonde)fictional evil wolf
Polish wilk
  • wilkfictional evil wolf
Portuguese Lobo Mau
  • Lobo Maufictional evil wolf
Spanish Lobo Feroz
  • Lobo Ferozfictional evil wolf
Swedish Stora stygga vargen
  • Stora stygga vargenfictional evil wolf
Welsh Blaidd Mawr Drwg
  • Blaidd Mawr Drwgfictional evil wolf
Cite this entry
APA

Big Bad Wolf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Bad%20Wolf

MLA

“Big Bad Wolf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Bad%20Wolf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Big Bad Wolf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Bad%20Wolf.

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